The Culture of Immodesty in American Life and Politics: The Modest Republic (BOK)

This book is a collection of thirteen essays from a broad range of scholars and independent authors. The book aims to illustrate the prevalence of immodesty in various aspects of American social and political life and suggests that the forgotten virtue of modesty is a much needed remedy. The essays provide a diagnosis of different aspects of American culture including education, religion, economics, politics, popular music, and psychology, and they provide a corresponding prescription, a conception of how individuals can reject immodesty and embrace an alternative rooted in modesty.